Official suing Washington Township cop for perjury

Moriarty: Officer crossed the line

6:44 AM,
Oct. 18, 2012

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Assemblyman Paul Moriarty filed a 27-count criminal complaint Wednesday against the Washington Township police officer who ticketed him in July for allegedly driving under the influence.

Among other charges, the complaints allege that Officer Joseph DiBuonaventura filed false police reports, perjured himself, and falsified and tampered with public records relating to the July 31 incident.

"What happened to me a few months ago shouldn't happen to anyone. There was no legal reason to even stop my car," said Moriarty, a Democrat and a former mayor of Washington Township. "This officer ...